#Slovakia will send MiG-29 fighter jets to #Ukraine
Jets will defend Ukrainian sky & critical infrastructure which is being deliberately destroyed by #Russia. 🇸🇰 will also supply part of KUB air-defence system.
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MiG-29 fighter jets provided to #Ukraine by #Slovakia are still protecting skies of our neighbor
Planes defend lives of civilians & critical infrastructure of 🇺🇦, which is constantly facing vicious missile attacks from #Russia.
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#Slovakia 🇸🇰 is honored to receive humanitarian aid from #Taiwan for Ukrainian 🇺🇦 people. This donation will be delivered to Ukrainian citizens in need. #StandWithUkraine 💙💛 #Solidarity
#Slovak 🇸🇰 Parliament authorized presence of allied soldiers on our territory. Troops from Czechia 🇨🇿, Germany 🇩🇪, Netherlands 🇳🇱, Poland 🇵🇱, Slovenia 🇸🇮 and United States 🇺🇸 will strengthen our defense. We appreciate strong commitment of #Allies to our security! #WeAreNATO
#Russia 9YA illegally annexed Crimea. #Slovakia in compliance with common position of EU & doesn't recognize this illegal act. We call on 🇷🇺 to respect principles of #InternationaLaw & to return Crimea to Ukraine.
Today we summoned the 🇷🇺 Ambassador Bratchikov regarding the false accusations about the desecration of the military cemetery in 🇸🇰.
🇷🇺 embassy in 🇸🇰 deliberately uses sensitive topics to spread disinformation. #Slovakia will respond to any such activities.
Slovakia's donation of the S-300 system to #Ukraine was the 1st of its kind. We´re pleased that this step of 🇸🇰 has inspired other countries to supply new types of equipment to 🇺🇦. Slovakia also sent additional military aid to Ukraine (ammunition, vests, mine-sweeping complexes).
#OTD 79 years ago, the #SlovakNationalUprising ✊ began, led by the Slovak resistance movement. We commemorate this day in memory of all the heroes that laid down their lives in the fight to liberate #Slovakia 🇸🇰 during #WWII. #NeverForget 🖤
#OTD 55 YA the Warsaw Pact treacherously & at night invaded #Czechoslovakia 🇨🇿 The Soviet Union showed it had no interest in socialism w/ human face – as there was no humanity in that repressive regime. We shall never forget those traumas alongside w/ who caused them #August1968
#Slovakia 🇸🇰 resolutely condemns today’s armed attack on the Embassy of #Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 in #Tehran. We offer our sincere condolences to the victims' families and wish a swift recovery to those wounded.
Ánimo, cariño, afecto, apoyo y admiración desde #Eslovaquia 🇸🇰! Adelante #España 🇪🇸! #JuntosLoLograremos 💪😷
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 president just landed in #Bratislava. His arrival & almost 500 days of heroic defence against #Russia aggression show unbreakable Ukrainian will. Independent & strong Ukraine also means safe & stable #Slovakia. We #StandWithUkraine 💙💛 #СлаваУкраїні!
#OTD 8⃣1⃣ YA 1st transport of #Slovak jews took 999 women to #Auschwitz. Deportations under patronage of regime that flaunted ❝patriotism❞ & alleged love of country. It was one of darkest chapters in our history. Crimes against humanity often begin with words... #NeverForget 🖤
#Slovakia 🇸🇰 strongly condemns Russia’s agressive war attack against #Ukraine 🇺🇦 We #StandWithUkraine, and support its government and people.
#OTD 111 YA #Slovak soldier Jozef Gabčík was born in Poluvsie. In May 1942 during #OperationAnthropoid Gabčík & Czech soldier Jan Kubiš assassinated high-ranking Nazi official Reynhard Heydrich. They died weeks later in encircled church in Prague during SS-led hunt.
#NeverForget
Former 🇸🇰 FM Eduard Kukan (†82) passed away today. Serving in demanding times, he dedicated his life to building Slovak Foreign Service. His crucial decisions enabled our accession to EU&NATO. Without him the story of #Slovakia could have been significantly different. Thank You.
#OTD 143 YA Milan Rastislav Štefánik was born. Statesman, diplomat, politician & international cooperation advocate left noticeable mark in history of both #Slovakia & #Czechoslovakia.
A #YearAgo, in the first weeks of Russian war against #Ukraine, #Slovakia didn't hesitate to help & sent S-300 air defense system to 🇺🇦 – in accordance w/ IL & Charter. Since then, it saved & is still saving lives of innocent citizens.
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#OTD 81 YA high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich was wounded during #OperationAnthropoid. Died 8 days later. Courage of #Slovak & #Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík & Jan Kubiš in this act of pure #heroism reminds us that #democracy is not given & must be fought for every day.
#OTD 54 YA armies of Warsaw Pact countries invaded #Czechoslovakia 🇨🇿 to put an end to democratic reforms of the society. Freedoms have been suppressed for the next 21 years. Message from 1968 persists even today - fight for freedom, democracy and sovereignty never ends.
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#Slovakia will help #Slovenia to mitigate effects of floods
will provide heavy machinery at request of
through #EU Civil Protection Mechanism. @MWlachovsky: "It's gesture of solidarity &
partnership. I have no doubts it would be reciprocal if we were in emergency."
#OTD 80 years ago paratroopers Jozef Gabčík & Jan Kubiš carried out successful Operation #Anthropoid, one of the most significant acts of 🇨🇿 resistance. They sacrificed their lives for our freedom & will forever be inscribed in history. We are determined to uphold this legacy ✊
OTD 20 YA Then-President of #Slovakia Rudolf Schuster signed ratification document of Treaty of Accession of #Slovakia to #EuropeanUnion. Since then, 🇸🇰 has completed integration, adopted #Euro & joined the #SchengenArea.
#WeAreEU
55 YA occupiers from armies of the #WarsawPact invaded #Czechoslovakia. How does Mr. Sedlačko remember it?
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#Slovakia sent rescue team to #Italy to help after floods
Our country is among first to respond to 🇮🇹 request and offered #assistance. 25-member team w/special equipment will be deployed in order to help to manage consequences of severe #floods & landslides.
#Today marks one year since the beginning of Russia's unjustifiable war against #Ukraine 🇺🇦 #Slovakia 🇸🇰 continues to stand by Ukraine & to provide the necessary assistance. If Ukraine wins, we all win #StandWithUkraine #24Feb2022
#OTD, 31 years ago, last transport with Soviet soldiers left #Czechoslovakia 🇨🇿 Occupation is among the greatest traumas in the modern history of Slovaks and Czechs. No one has right to forcibly redraw our borders, nor the borders of any other sovereign state.
#OTD, 52 years ago, five armies of Warsaw Pact countries invaded #Czechoslovakia 🇨🇿 to put an end to democratic reforms of the society. Freedoms have been suppressed for the next 21 years. #PragueSpring #NeverForget
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🇸🇰 President addressed #UNGA78 highlighting 3 challenges 🌍 faces today:
▪️🇷🇺 aggression against #Ukraine🇺🇦: Russia can end senseless war now,
▪️ #ClimateCrisis: need for immediate action,
▪️ Technology regulation: democratic regulation & #HR protection needed.
It is not only the government and reps. of 🇸🇰 who are helping 🇺🇦. It is also:
- ordinary Slovaks who have expressed their solidarity & sympathy w/ 🇺🇦 citizens & helped them with food, clothes or advice,
- members of security forces who have been helping at the border,
- #NGO´s
As repeatedly voiced by:
✔️President
✔️Prime Minister
✔️Foreign Minister
#Slovakia🇸🇰 supports #Ukraine’s🇺🇦 effort to become 🇪🇺 Member State.
#SlovakiaStandsWithUkraine💙💛
1/5 #Slovakia 🇸🇰 will provide aid to #Ukraine 🇺🇦 with military equipment worth almost 11 million €. #SlovakiaStandsWithUkraine 💙💛
#Slovakia 🇸🇰 has sent #Türkiye 🇹🇷 more than 6️⃣ tons of #HumanitarianAid. Shipment contains food aid, hygiene items & other supplies. Further transports are planned in coming days
#OTD 104 YA Milan Rastislav #Štefánik, founding father of #Czechoslovakia, diplomat, army general, symbol of dedication to free&democratic Europe, tragically lost his life. We remember his legacy bearing in mind his words: “Trust the #truth, live the truth, defend the truth.”
#Slovakia 🇸🇰 donated air-defense missile system #S-300 to #Ukraine 🇺🇦 to support Ukraine's self-defense capabilities against #RussianAggression. We strongly condemn attacks on civilians and urge #Russia to end this senseless war❗
#StandWithUkraine 💙💛 #Solidarity
#OTD 80 years ago, 999 Slovak Jews were deported to Auschwitz. Minister strongly condemned WW2 atrocities with a powerful message reminding us that even today, evil must be faced while we still have time ⌛ #NeverForget
#OTD 82 YA first #Czechoslovak 🇨🇿 air unit on the territory of Great Britain was established. First of four squadrons established during II. world war. With it, #Slovak 🇸🇰 pilots joined the fight for #freedom as a full-fledged part of the world anti-Hitler coalition #NeverForget
#OTD 3⃣0⃣ years ago, triggered by non-violent protests in Bratislava and Prague, #VelvetRevolution began in Czechoslovakia 🇨🇿 It represented a key milestone in Slovak and Czech history, bringing about the fall of communism and heralding democracy ✌️
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Grazie to #Italy🇮🇹 for their donation of technical equipment🙏🏼
Will be used in eastern #Slovakia🇸🇰 to provide lodging capacity for 250 people fleeing war in #Ukraine🇺🇦.
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#OTD 79 YA at meeting of then-illegal Slovak National Council & representatives of resistance groups in #Slovak army, Military headquarters was established as central body for preparations of #SlovakNationalUprising. Ján Golian became chief of this headquarters three days later.
#OTD 105 YA Belarus People's Republic declared independence. Today #Lukashenko regime prevents celebrating it & undermines sovereignty of #Belarus by aiding #Russia in war against #Ukraine 🇺🇦 #Slovakia 🇸🇰 stands behind citizens of Belarus in struggle for #democracy & #freedom ✌️
#OTD 80 YA #OttoSmik achieved 1st shooting down of enemy aicraft
The most successful #Slovak pilot in service of #RAF downed during WWII 11+ enemy aicrafts & 3 V-1 flying bombs. He died († 22) in Netherlands in 1944 during combat mission. #NeverForget
Andy #Warhol was born 95 YA. 🇺🇸 illustrator & filmmaker w/ 🇸🇰 roots became famous for unique style. Although he never visited #Slovakia, his legacy still resonates. In #Medzilaborce is the only European museum dedicated exclusively to him.
Full article: i.mzv.sk/AndyWarhol
The Jewish Codex issued 82 YA ago led to the persecution & death of thousands. It is a painful part of Slovak history. To honor their memory we observe Sep 9 as the #MemorialDay for victims of Holocaust & racial violence. #Hate, #racism & #discrimination will never win.
After a devastating earthquake hit #Zagreb last month, #Slovakia 🇸🇰 responded to #Croatia 🇭🇷 request for assistance by sending beds & sleeping bags to assist those that need it the most #Solidarity #SlovakAid
#Slovakia 🇸🇰 has a new foreign minister . First challenge is to help to fight #coronavirus Commited to Strong #EU, #NATO and euroatlantic ties🤝
Today Ukraine marks its 32nd Independence day 🇺🇦.
Slovakia 🇸🇰 continues to #StandWithUkraine in its fight for its sovereignity & territorial integrity.
We will continue to support #Ukraine️️ in its fight, until it has restored its freedom. #SlavaUkraini
More than 430,000 refugees passed through #Slovakia 🇸🇰 during the war in #Ukraine 🇺🇦 Slovakia became temporary place for more than 75 000 of them. On #WorldRefugeeDay we reaffirm that Slovakia is ready to continue with help and support to the people in need #StandWithUkraine 💙💛
Today at #UNGA:
PR of #Slovakia🇸🇰 strongly condemned 🇷🇺 aggression against #Ukraine &supported humanitarian work.
#SlovakiaStandsWithUkraine🇺🇦
#TodayWeAreAllUkraine💙💛
Slovak rescuers help in #Türkiye for the 3rd day
Despite the freezing weather, they do their utmost /w national & international teams to find & rescue as many people as possible. They have already managed to save several buried people including children.
#TürkiyeEarthquake
Congratulations to our biathlonist Anastasiya Kuzmina🇸🇰, who won the gold medal 🥇at todays Women’s 12,5 km Mass Start Race! Great performance!
#Slovakia condemned & still condemns "referendum" by which #Russia annexed #Crimea 9 YA. This act is blatant violation of international law which undermines Ukrainian sovereignty & territorial integrity. In civilized world borders are not changed by force.
#CrimeaIsUkraine
32YA, on 21 June 1991, #Soviet #occupation armies left #Czechoslovakia. They were present on our #territory since #1968 invasion. Due 2occupation, approx. 400 citizens died,thousand were persecuted &forced 2leave homeland.Soviet presence also had negative impact on environment.
🇸🇰 rescue team on its way to #Türkiye. 15 men & 3 dogs, trained to search & rescue people under ruins in urban environments & with tools for rescuing & dismantling structures, will assist in search for people buried under rubble after #earthquake.
#OTD 1⃣0⃣0⃣ years ago the first Czechoslovak Republic was proclaimed on 28 October 1918 in Prague. 🇨🇿🇸🇰 Our nations claimed participation in the modern int'l order established based on respect for the rules of int'l law. Even after 100 years we remain subscribed to the same aim.
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Congratulations to the brave people of #Ukraine 🇺🇦, & other representatives for being awarded #SakharowPrize22. 9⃣-months-long fight for #freedom, #democracy & #sovereignty is the best example of present times how to defend our common european #values 🇪🇺
#OTD 103 YA 1st parliamentary elections in #Czechoslovakia took place. According to #Constitution, all citizens aged 21 & older were allowed to vote - making it 1st election on #Slovak territory & one of 1st in the world that granted women right to vote.
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#OTD 30 yrs ago #VisegradGroup was established. #Slovakia 🇸🇰 will continue its focus on positive agenda & seek common solutions within EU 🇪🇺 Don't forget to follow & & visit visegradgroup.eu & visegradfund.org for official #V4 info #30yearsV4
Are you a #Ukraine 🇺🇦 refugee? What can you expect when you arrive in #Slovakia 🇸🇰? Що робити після прибуття до Словаччини? Please retweet to help Ukrainian refugees traveling to Slovakia.
#StandWithUkraine 💙💛
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#OTD we honor invaluable work of 🇺🇳 Peacekeepers & pay tribute to those, who lost their lives serving under UN flag. #Slovakia 🇸🇰 long-term presence in ops is confirmation of our commitment to maintain international #Peace & protect #HumanRights. #PKDay
#OTD 3⃣1⃣ years ago, triggered by non-violent protests in Bratislava and Prague, #VelvetRevolution began in Czechoslovakia 🇨🇿🇸🇰 It represented a key milestone in #Slovak and #Czech #history, bringing about the fall of communism and heralding #democracy ✌️
Today marks 138th birthday anniversary of Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician, diplomat and astronomer. Together with Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and Edvard Beneš he was instrumental in creation of Czechoslovakia 🇨🇿🇸🇰 100 years ago. #OTD
#Slovakia sent a clear message
Diplomats representing our country have sent digital message to 🇷🇺. We won't let 🇺🇦 down.
🇸🇰 has stood with Ukraine side since the beginning of 🇷🇺 war, & we continue to do so a year later.
#StandWithUkraine
"We should send clear message to #WB countries and support opening of accession negotiations with #Macedonia 🇲🇰 and #Albania 🇦🇱. We need to deliver: People in the region must feel the doors are open," StateSec @ #GAC in Luxembourg.
Plane filled up w/ #HumanitarianAid en route to Lebanon
#Slovakia is transporting more than 6.5 tonnes of aid to Beirut today. It will help people in #Syria affected by #earthquake to mitigate its effects. It includes food, warm clothing and hygiene items.
#Slovakia strongly condemns today’s sentencing of #NobelPeacePrize laureate Ales Bialiatski & other #HumanRights activists in Belarus. 🇸🇰 expresses its firm support for all Belarusian citizens striving for a free, democratic & independent homeland.
#FreeBelarus #ЖывеБеларусь
The for the World Economy calculated how much financial, humanitarian & military aid went to #Ukraine 🇺🇦 as % of each country's GDP. #Slovakia 🇸🇰 is the 4th largest donor by GDP in support to Ukraine and its struggle for #peace and #freedom
#StandWithUkraine 💙💛
Diplomatic Convoy with our Ambassador to #Ukraine🇺🇦 Marek Safin and 25 other members from various countries just crossed 🇭🇺-🇸🇰 border.
After more than 60hrs-long journey from Kiyv, they safely made it to Slovakia where FM greeted them.
Welcome home!🙏🏼
Slovakia expressed full support for CoI's report on HR violations in #Ukraine. Evidence of attacks on civilians, wilful killings,torture,rape&sexual violence by 🇷🇺 armed forces. Gravely concerned about abductions of 🇺🇦 children to #Russia.
#StandWithUkraine #HRC52 #Accountability
#OTD 145 YA Milan Hodža was born
Politician & statesman, the 1st 🇸🇰 to hold the post of Czechoslovak PM & briefly served as a FM. After the outbreak of WW 2, he published Federation in Central Europe – a book in which he formulated concept of united & democratic Europe.
In light of #Russia aggressive actions against #Ukraine, is strengthening deterrence&defense measures. #Slovakia 🇸🇰 defense will be soon enhanced by military presence & capabilities of our allies from 🇨🇿🇩🇪🇳🇱🇵🇱🇺🇸 Thank you. It's good to have friends💪🤨 #WeAreNATO
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We are proudly announcing that a unique & valuable site in #Slovakia 🇸🇰 — the Medieval wall paintings in the Gemer and Malohont regions — have been officially designated by the @EU_Commussion as a #EuropeanHeritageLabel (EHL) site, among 12 other new sites in Europe.
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#OTD 35YA Candle Demonstration 🕯️ took place in #Bratislava 🇸🇰 People quietly held candles to show support for religious #freedom & #humanrights. One of most significant manifestation of civil resist. in #Czechoslovakia 🇨🇿 - regime responded violently.. ℹ️ bit.ly/CandleDemonstr
TOMORROW: World leaders in #Bratislava 🇸🇰 wil discuss how to mobilize support for #Ukraine 🇺🇦 and increase Europe's resilience in the context of a new geopolitical reality. Join us for Bratislava forum 2022: ❝Building resilience in a divided world❞ 🛡️ #GLOBSEC2022
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Congratulations to Permanent Representative 🇸🇰 on his election as Vice-President of ! 👏 Success of #Slovak #Diplomacy and testimony to our long-term commitment to promotion and protection of #humanrights of #children 👧👦
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The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic wishes you a peaceful #Christmas 🎄 and many pleasant moments in the circle of loved ones, either in #Slovakia 🇸🇰 or in any corner of the world 🙂❤️
#GoodIdeaSlovakia
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Slovakia welcomes Finland in ! Alliance is becoming stronger, security of all its members & deterrence level are raising. We also hope for rapid & successful completion of Swedish ratification process.
#NATO #WeAreNATO
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Deep and sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims of recent floods and landslides in #Japan 🇯🇵 Our solidarity goes to all who have been affected by this unfortunate event.
#Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia, we stand #together, celebrating #love & #acceptance. Let´s promote inclusivity for all to create world where everyone can love, live, and express themselves freely. #IDAHOBIT2023 #StandUp4Humanrights 🌈
